5.11 x 9.05 Late
nineteenth century Antique Sumak, Caucasus - Based on the classic Caucasian
'Sunburst' or 'Eagle' design, this exciting antique Sumak has a series of
medallions with radiating branches in ivory and soft blue, set against a
rich terracotta field. Smaller geometric motifs occupy the space around the
medallions. A 'dragon' border on ivory frames the field, flanked by minor
borders of tiny rosettes, with one last outer in a 'running dog' or spiral
wave pattern. The Sunburst design is well known in Caucasian Karabagh pile
carpets, but it is unusual in the flatwoven Sumak technique as it appears
here.